Program. Towards a Transatlantic Market Place The U.S.-German Perspective for a New Framework. Washington, D.C., March 19-21, 2006

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1 Program Towards a Transatlantic Market Place The U.S.-German Perspective for a New Framework Washington, D.C., March 19-21, 2006 hosted by Dräger Foundation, Lübeck, DIN-Group, Berlin, BDI Federation of German Industries, Berlin, and United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. supported by German American Business Council (GABC), Washington, D.C., American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Washington, D.C., and The Atlantic Times - A Monthly Newspaper from, Washington, D.C. Conference Venue: Hotel: United States Chamber of Commerce Anheuser Busch Briefing Center 1615 H Street, NW Washington, D.C Phone: Facsimile: The Hay-Adams Hotel Sixteenth & H Streets, NW Washington, D.C Phone: Facsimile:

2 2 Sunday, March 19, :00 pm Reception and Dinner on roof deck of Hay-Adams Hotel Welcome Gary V. Litman Vice President, Europe & Eurasia, International Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Opening Speeches Friedrich Merz MP, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group of German Bundestag; Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP, Berlin, Richard R. Burt Chairman, Diligence Inc., Monday, March 20, 2006 United States Chamber of Commerce, Anheuser Busch Briefing Center 09:00 am Welcome Thomas J. Donohue President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen Member of Board, Dräger Foundation, Lübeck, Erwin Staudt Chairman, Board of Finance, DIN Institute, Berlin, Introductory overview Prof. Dr. Rudolf Dolzer Director, Institute of International Law, University of Bonn,

3 3 09:45 am - 12:30 pm Plenary Session Keynote Panel Towards a transatlantic market place instruments and methods, barriers and potentials Chair: Dr. Johannes F. Linn Executive Director, The Wolfensohn Initiative, The Brookings Institution, Hartmut Schauerte MP, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Berlin, Eric Stewart Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, U.S. Department of Commerce, Dr. Arend Oetker Managing Partner, Arend Oetker Holding GmbH & Co., Berlin; Vice President, BDI Federation of German Industries, and Chairman, German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin, Dr. Axel Nawrath State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Discussion 12:30-02:00 pm Light Lunch at U.S. Chamber of Commerce 02:15-04:15 pm Parallel Working Groups (03:15-03:30 pm Coffee Break) Innovation, standardization and harmonization in selected branches Working Group 1 Chemical and pharmaceutical industry Chair: Dr. Torsten Bahke Director, DIN Institute, Berlin, Dr. Sven Olaf Berggötz Director, Corporate Office New York, ALTANA AG, New York, NY,

4 4 Dr. Axel Claus Heitmann Chairman of Board, LANXESS AG, Leverkusen, Dr. Michael Hodin Vice President, Corporate and International Affairs, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, Dr. Attila Molnar President & CEO, Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA,, and Member of Board, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Working Group 2 Biotech industry Chair: Dr. Susanne Maria Schmidt Managing Director and Member of Executive Board, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Dr. David W. Beier Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Amgen Inc., Dr. Klaus Lippold MP, Member of Environment Commission, German Federal Parliament, Berlin, Kristen D.W. Morris Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Washington, D.C., Working Group 3 Automotive industry Chair: Dr. Bruce Stokes Senior Writer, The National Journal, Washington, D.C., Stephen E. Biegun Corporate Officer and Vice President, International Governmental Affairs, Ford Motor Company, David Geanacopoulos Director of Industry - Government Relations, Volkswagen of America, Inc., Craig R. Helsing Vice President, BMW (U.S.) Holding Corp., Washington, D.C.,

5 5 Working Group 4 Telecommunication industry Chair: William L. Kovacs Vice President, Environment, Technology and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, John F. Finnegan Vice President, Worldwide Sales, AT&T, Bridgewater, NJ, Wolfgang Jakubek Managing Director, Deutsche Telekom, Washington, D.C., Leslie Joseph Martinkovics Director for International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Communications Inc., Maury J. Mechanick Counsel, White & Case LLP, Mary Saunders Chief, Standards Services Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gairsburg, MD, 06:00 pm Bus transfer from Hay Adams Hotel to Ambassador's Residence 1800 Foxhall Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 07:00 pm Reception and festive dinner at Residence of German Ambassador to United States of America Welcome H.E. Ambassador Dr. Klaus Scharioth Dinner Remarks Erika Mann Member of European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium around 10:30 pm Bus transfer back to Hay Adams Hotel

6 6 Tuesday, March 21, :30-11:00 am Plenary Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Matthias Herdegen Director, Institute for International Law, University of Bonn, 08:30-09:45 am Corporate governance: Regulatory and legal instruments for transatlantic market place what do we have, what do we need? David Chavern Vice President and Chief of Staff, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen Attorney at Law, Feddersen Heuer & Partner, Frankfurt/Main, 09:45-11:00 am Capital markets and financial services: Requirements for transatlantic market place Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer Chairman, Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main, 11:00-11:15 am Coffee break 11:15 am - 01:00 pm Closing Session Chair: Dr. Jackson Janes Executive Director, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Wrap up which options, which instruments, which recommendations? Questions: 1. Do we need a transatlantic market place? 2. Do we need an improved/new framework? 3. Which steps are required and possible? 4. How to make transatlantic market place compatible with WTO

7 7 Speakers Prof. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk President, Economic Council of CDU, Berlin, Gary V. Litman Vice-President, Europe & Eurasia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bernhard Welschke President, Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT), Steve Williams Director for Europe and Eurasia, Lockheed Martin Corporate International Business Development; President, GABC, 01:15-02:30 pm Lunch at Decatur House 1610 H Street, NW Washington, D.C Luncheon speaker Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt, MdB Chairman, FDP Parliamentary Group, Berlin, Foreign Policy and Economic Policy in Transatlantic Relations What has to be done? from 04:00-07:30 pm Informal get-toger on invitation of DIN and RGIT at Historic Georgetown Club 1530 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, D.C

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4:30-5:30 pm An Update on Chinese Domestic Politics: Implications for American Business Tuesday, April 26 2:30-3:00 pm Registration 3:00-3:15 pm Introductory Remarks Tami Overby, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce James Zimmerman, Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce